Nonfarm payroll employment declined by 159,000 in September, and
the unemployment rate held at 6.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment
continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade,
while mining and health care
continued to add jobs.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The unemployment rate (6.1 percent) was unchanged in September,
following a 0.4 percentage point rise in August. The number of
unemployed persons was little changed at 9.5 million. Over the past
12
months, the number of unemployed persons has increased by 2.2 mil-
lion and
the unemployment rate has risen by 1.4 percentage points.

The unemployment rates for adult men (6.1 percent) and blacks (11.4
percent) rose in September. The jobless rates for teenagers (19.1 per-
cent), whites (5.4 percent), and Hispanics (7.8 percent) were essen-
tially unchanged. The unemployment rate for adult women declined to
4.9
percent, partly offsetting an increase in August. The unemploy-
ment rate
for Asians in September was 3.8 percent, not seasonally ad-
justed.

In September, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for
27 weeks or more) rose by 167,000 to 2.0 million, an increase of 728,000
over the past 12 months. The long-term unemployed accounted for 21.1 per-
cent of total unemployment in September.

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